Quick Race Report from yesterday:
I was on the start line as soon as the race opened and was sat there on my own for a few minutes which was novel. There were 5 of us B’s from Cyclechat me,
@Del C @Brusgaard @peterob and
@Alongo but no
@LBHIFI .
I was technically “tired” having had a fairly hard week, doing a 50 miler on Sunday outside and doing 20 miles with Wendy in the morning, so I was interested in how I would fare. There were 103 signed up and 88 starters in our B Pen.
It was a fast start, but nothing like some of the shorter races. It can’t have been quick because after 45 seconds I was in first position! Not for long of course. As we approached the first Prime I was just behind Pete and was shouting encouragement to him. We both pushed and amazingly I got 4th place and Pete got 5th. I didn’t expect that.
After 4 minutes, the race was already fractured into several groups. Steen, Pete and I were in the front group of about 50 which stayed together as we entered Titan’s Grove.
The pace picked up and, with a mix of inattention and being nackered, both Pete and I allowed the main pack to slip away and we ended up in a small group of 4-6 behind. Pete dropped back on the kicker after the KOM and I could see he would wait and join a larger group behind him. I pressed on but assumed Pete’s pack would catch me later on so I didn’t bust a gut too much.
With 11 miles to go, Pete’s pack did indeed catch us and we re-entered Titan’s Grove with a group of about 10 of us and stuck pretty much together until the end.
The pace picked up as we approached the final sprint and I waited, and waited and ….cocked up my sprint yet again. As I was about to turn the taps on, we rounded the bend and hit the finish line. I don’t think it made much difference but I may have had one or two places more.
I came 37th of 88 starters on the road – which translated to 26th on Zwiftpower finally. Pete was one place ahead of me!
If anyone is interested and can bear the constant clicking, here is the recording
View: https://youtu.be/auacP0A7r1s
- you are right - I was buggered after the KoM and needed a bit of respite so slipped back into that group where we joined you at the start of lap 2. I think pretty much everyone in the group was feeling it a bit so we all stayed together and no-one tried to take a flyer.
Although my Free replacement Vector battery covers have just dropped through the door, so I feel an extended lunch break just about to start
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I'm also going to try and find some workouts that help my short term power. If anyone has any recommendations in the Zwift workouts, let me know.
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